The invention relates to the field of terahertz polarization detection, and particularly provides a method for obtaining a terahertz wave polarization state without an additional polarization device, and the method comprises the following steps: S1, obtaining terahertz
time domain signals under different relative phases; s2, obtaining light
current density according to the nonlinear
tensor element of the excited material, and calculating an
electric field of the terahertz wave in the horizontal direction and an
electric field of the terahertz wave in the vertical direction according to the light
current density; s3, synthesizing the horizontal
electric field and the vertical electric field into a terahertz electric field, and fitting the amplitude of the terahertz
time domain signal by using the terahertz electric field to obtain fitting coefficients A and B; and S4, determining the
ellipsometry of the terahertz wave by using the fitting coefficients A and B and the
relative phase, and obtaining the polarization state. According to the method, the polarization state information which is difficult to directly detect is obtained through theoretical calculation and fitting by using the terahertz
time domain signal which is easy to obtain, and the accuracy of terahertz wave polarization state detection is improved while the cost is reduced.